Tag: Comcast
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Don’t Let Comcast Trick You into Bundling – Phone + Internet is a Bad Deal
Recently we have been hearing from readers about how it was less expensive to sign up for Internet plus phone service rather than just Internet. So we decided to break it down to see what it really costs. (Don’t worry if you need a home phone. We can help you get a home phone for…
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The FCC Fines Comcast for Illegal Hidden Fees
Ever wondered how Comcast and other cable companies get away with all the hidden fees? Well it looks like they shouldn’t have been doing it, and now the FCC is slapping a $2.3 million dollar fine on them. Under federal law the practice of “negative option billing” is illegal. This is the practice of charging…
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Comcast Wants to Charge You More If You Pirate Content
Comcast is looking to get more money from Internet customers who pirate content. DSLReports found the plan in an FCC filing. In short, Comcast wants to offer an extra fee that will opt Comcast Internet users out of having Comcast’s deep packet inspection program that tracks your browsing behavior around the Internet—down to the second.…
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Comcast Today Announced Prepaid Internet Plans
Today Comcast announced plans to roll out Xfinity Prepaid Services, a pay-as-you-go offering that lets people sign-up for TV or Internet service and “refill” their prepaid subscription any time they would like, for either seven or 30 days. The TV and Internet services, which come without a credit check or contract, will be available later this…
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Comcast Is Expanding Their Data Cap Program to New Markets
Are you a Comcast subscriber who got used to being data cap free? We have bad news for you… A few years ago now Comcast stopped enforcing their data caps in an effort to evaluate the program. After some time off, Comcast, starting about a year ago, began to bring back 300GB data caps in…
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Comcast is Testing Cheaper Gigabit Internet with Unlimited Data
Comcast may have finally started to see the threat that is Google and others with gigabit fiber-powered Internet. In an effort to compete with growing list of fiber Internet providers, Comcast has launched a DOCSIS 3.1 trial in Nashville, Tennessee. Under this test you can get a 1 gigabit option down for just $70 a…
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Comcast Comes to Roku Devices
Still not a cord cutter but thinking about it? Still paying Comcast for TV? Well there is now a new way to get around the $10 a month box fees Comcast has by using a Roku to replace your cable box. Comcast and Time Warner, two of the largest cable providers, allow customers to access…
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Comcast Adds $43.58 in Fees to One Customer’s Bill…
Cable companies often want you to think it is cheaper to get a package deal with TV over just being a cord cutter with Internet only, because they don’t like to advertise all the hidden fees and costs. So let’s take a close look at one bill we were sent and what fees Comcast forgot…
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Why Netflix’s Huge Subscriber Growth Should Scare Comcast
Comcast has long been the largest US cable company with over 22 million subscribers. However, that now falls well short of Netflix’s over 43 million subscribers. DirecTV has over 19 million subscribers, Dish has over 13 million subscribers, and Time Warner Cable has over 10 million subscribers. With the continued growth at Netflix it is…
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Comcast’s New Unlimited Data Fee Will Cost Cord Cutters an Extra $420 a Year
It was recently announced that Comcast was testing a new 300GB limit to their Internet subscriptions. Whereas going over the 300GB data cap does not get your Internet turned off, it does mean you will face overage charges unless you are willing to pay an extra $35 a month for unlimited data or $10 for…